What does the IO shield actually do except cut up your hands

What does the IO shield actually do except cut up your hands

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Make you pull your motherboard out because you forgot to put it in the first time.

Keeps the dust out and slightly helps with noise reduction.
Maybe improves grounding on dome connectors.

Everything listed above this reply.

keeps you from sticking plugs in the wrong places

This

Best thread.

Would read again.

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Divides normal people from idiots.

Looks cool.

This.

It's there to show the world you are a part of society and not some rambling savage.

short a port and blow the mobo

It shields your I/O ports. Duh.

stops the pc looking poor as fuck

keep dust out?

I think it's supposed to suppress electrical interference but who gives a fuck anyway.

Your intake fans are going to suck in 10,000 times more dust than your usb ports.

Based I/O shield

RF shield for io ports

This thread is against the rules and OP can't be assed to use a search engine.

Makes cooling fans more efficient, actually

All correct

this. also triggers your ocd if one of those little tabs doesn't quite lay right.
>look at all my fancy expensive shit!
>user, there's like, some foil sticking out the back

Good guide slot to show if the mobo sits right.

Makes a bubble around the I/O because you didn't bend the tabs before putting your mobo in

Keeps out cockroaches, if your a Mexican.

Not really.
Not using a I/O shield is better for VRM airflow.

stops the mb from floppin when you plug stuff in

annnnd that was one of the comments that I stated was correct.

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